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"But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God."
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Old Testament • Book #16
Also I shook out my lap, and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labo...
Nehemiah 5:14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twen...
Nehemiah 5:16Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were...
Nehemiah 5:17Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those wh...
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